It looks like paying for demos has been legitimised by some gamers, as they sign up twice for six hours of pre-release Madden.

Subscription service EA Access already looks to be a success, as gamers work out ways to pay twice just to have an extra six hours of Madden NFL 15 before it’s released.

EA Access was announced last month and is intended as a sort of Netflix for EA games, with £3.99 a month giving you access to a range of EA titles – as well as early access to big name games before they’re released.

The six hour demo is actually more generous than the minimum of two hours that EA previously promised. Madden NFL 15 isn’t out until next Tuesday in the US, with EA Access offering early access to new games up to five days before their release.

Previously fans had got upset that EA was not offering a free demo for Madden NFL 15, as they usually do each year, but that anger doesn’t seem to have led to any kind of boycott – in fact quite the opposite.

If the number of people signing up, and paying, twice is significant then you can only imagine what other ideas this will put into the head of EA and other publishers…

Would you pay £3.99 for five hours of FIFA 15 or another big name games before it’s released? If the answer’s yes then the games industry will no doubt only be happy to take your money…